IPS Counselor

One Hope United; Effingham (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance up to $2500 per year

Up to 4 weeks paid vacation

Medical, dental, vision benefits

403b retirement plan

Career development opportunities

Job summary

One Hope United seeks an IPS Counselor in Effingham, Illinois to provide advocacy, counseling, and case management to youth and families during a 6-month intensive intervention period. This role includes responsibilities like crisis intervention and facilitating support sessions while ensuring appropriate communication between service components. Benefits include tuition assistance, paid vacation, and health plans. Ideal candidates hold a degree in a relevant field and possess skills in crisis management and trauma-focused therapy.

Qualifications

• Provide crisis intervention response and assessment as per program plan.
• Diagnose and treat mental health disorders.
• Facilitate sessions with individuals, groups, or families.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and stability services for families referred for up to 6 months.
• Conduct home visits to assess family conditions.
• Maintain positive relationships with agencies and community members.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Trauma-focused therapeutic interventions

Case management

Relationship building

Emotional intelligence

Education

Degree in a relevant field (e.g., psychology, social work)

Job description

Under theassignedsupervisor,theIPSCounselor willprovidecounseling, advocacy,and case management services to youth and their familiesduringa 6-month intensive interventionperiodin acommunity-basedsetting. While in a Placement with caregivers, the Intensive Placement Stabilization (IPS Counselor will provide critical, intensive, trauma-focused therapeutic interventions to caregivers and youth in a non-traditional and flexible manner. Adaptingto the family's availability and needs, per their school and work schedules.The IPS Counselor willutilizestrengths-based and trauma-focusedapproachesin developing relationships,assessments, andtreatment plans. As part of the Intensive Placement Stabilization Program, IPS Counselors support both youth and caregivers in strengthening their bond and communication and improving their sense of security and permanency. IPS works with both caregivers and children in weekly sessions, operating within the framework of Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) and otherevidence-based modalities and frameworks.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Reports to the Child Abuse Hotline as directed by the Mandated Reporter Act.
• Will provide exceptional customer service to parents, foster caregivers, referring case agencies, and other team members.
• Conducts frequent regional and all-state in-person and virtual team meetings with staff, referringcaseagencyand community partners.
• Participates in frequent agency management meetings and work groups.
• Will maintaindiscretion, as entrusted with a client’s personal information and knowledge of their unique situation. This confidentiality extends to ensuring client data is secure.
• Reports any exposure to communicable diseases.
• Submits expense vouchers, renewed driver'slicenses, and automobile insurance coverage onthedue date.
• Supportthecreation and maintenance ofprogrammaticinformation in Microsoft Teamsand ontheSharePoint site.
• Willassistwith updating client demographic and other data inthe IPSdatabase.
• Will ensuredirect and indirectweekly filing of all IPS documents, notes, Mentoring, and FPSSdocumentsin client files.
• Provideon-callsupport after hourson a rotation with all IPS offices in Central, Southern, and Northern regions.
• Provide on-site support to prevent placement disruption.
• Facilitate placement needs of childrenwithcollaboration with the referring case agency(DCFS/POS).
• Conduct home visits.
• Maintain positive relationships with other agencies and community members as applicable.
• Complete any necessary file documentation and required DCFS database tracking twice monthly.
• Prepare documentation for courtproceedings,as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Providessupport andstabilityservices for up to 6 months tofamiliesreferred
• Caseloadsareapproximate10-13: 1 ratio
• The program operates24/7
• Positionis required tobeavailableMonday–Friday, 8:30 – 5 pm
• Position requiressessions outside ofnormaloffice hours, and at times can be laterevenings
• Positionrequiresrotation of the on-call calendarmonthly to offer 24/7 coverage of program needs forcrisis(typicalschedules are 1 week a month)
• Providescrisis intervention response, assessment, and follow-up services asdeemedappropriate perthe program plan.
• Conductan initialvisit within 5 days of referral opening per contractual and programmatic expectations.
• Provides crisis intervention in-home services in local coverage areas asappropriate toprogram requirements.
• This position will require day and overnight travel for training opportunities, advocacy for youth and families in community meetings, or staffing and client sessions.
• Provides active guidance/feedback during family contacts (e.g., sessions, crisis interventions, and other crisis-stability events).
• Completion of intake, Mental Health Assessment, DCFS Extension and Discharge processes, and Treatment Planning as outlined in IPS programmatic and contractual expectations.
• Diagnose and treat mental health disorders.
• Facilitate sessions with individuals, groups, or families.
• Demonstrate the ability to correctlyidentifyemotions and to mirror regulated feelings in a way that promotes emotional and intellectual development (emotionalintelligence).
• Assistsin integrating all services provided to the client by serving as a central point of communication among service components during the crisis and, if applicable, in follow-up.
• Providessupport andstabilityservices for up to 6 months tofamiliesreferred

We Invest in You!

• Tuition assistance up to$2500 per year
• Up to 4 weeks paid Vacation Days, up to 6 paid Personal Days, up to 5 paid Sick days annually, and a Mental Health Day.
• Medical, dental, vision, 403b Retirement, flexible spending accounts, and health savings account.
• Agency paid life and ADD up to $50K based on salary
• Multiple Voluntary Supplemental plans for Employee, Spouse, and Child(ren)
• Voluntary Legal Plans and Pet Insurance.
• The agency paid long-term disability and short-term disability.
• Career ladders, professional development, and promotion opportunities

A Different Kind Of Employer

One Hope United is strong and ready to grow. Are you ready to grow with us?

• 800+ talented professionals strong, serving 10,000 children and families in Illinois and Florida
• Fiscally stable, $70 Million agency- strong since 1895
• Energetic leadership and a rich community of support

One Hope United does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. One Hope United is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. OHU participates in E-Verify.